Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-10-13

A vote of thanks was extended Mr. Davftr
with q VIII, and Mr. ~Powderiy then offered
tl,s.aa rynufu0 rasoIufiouH-

Whereas, The Knights Of Labor. IN I0vzI adj
hersnce 70 tue principles snunciated tn ths
States. believing that every other nation shonid
possess. - an tnaiisnable pren0gatlye, the right
IN it's pe0pie co life and the pursuit Of happiness
and.
whereas. The K Of Z. being an organizations
Of workers which seeks 10 antain the tnIl pro-
tecti0n Of just and enlightened laws for the
rights and iHberssts OF the labortng masses Of
Resolved. That his general assembly Of our
ORDER zflrns this right Of the DeBpie OF Ireland
60 that national undergraduates for which Shey
have struggled 90 steadfasSfy AID so longs that
We desire so Diace on record an expression Of
cur strongest -condemnaEl0n Of the b&rbar-
01s acts BY which Engiand's ruiera IN
Ireland are attempting by the vtDlarlon
Of all principles OF civilized government, 70
suppress legitimate ef1rts Of The Irish people %
0nIz1n horne Eule aud sucn other resDrms as VIII
supply every national safeguard Co tbs interests
OF the Glasses al shat country That we eon-
denim az dtagracsfut 20 any civilized government
rhs laws and systems OF which the agricultural
workers Of Ireland, being the zreaS minority Of
tina inltaBiranus. are systematically rstucsd - a
being svicted from their homes. and forced
under thEse conditions 20 bring % this aud
other lands what long years OF tyranny and m
justice have reducHd 20 ysrtnaA pznper tzo8r
and Or it
Resolved. That we convey 70 the people Of Ins-
land and their trusted leader, rhr0URh Micnaei
DayItT, the assurances OF our heartfelt sympathy
IN their trials and unsrlag IN their eouurrT.
which IL that af Justice and humanity That We
uall Win pleasure the sC1EIh OF ReLcrIn1lel
purpose with which rnaY are STRUGGLING against
Gosrciuu- eviction and forced emancipation.
while we note with satisfaction Shis friendly
arE1tude OF the laboring clas les OF Great Britain
t8wzru tha Irish cause. As aGanlrestsd m their
support df Mr. Glaistons sagaEious policy
THE SENTIMENTS OF D~KLEGXrEz
Before Mr. P0wderiv's resolutions wsrs
adopted many OF the Delegates expressed
themselves In short but acpropriase
speeches Deieuate Carlton OF Massachusetts,
one OF the ablest msn IN tne41rder, said:
I move the adoption Of these resolutions. bur
befnre they are adopted I wish To explain tn Mr.
Davirt and the ladies and gentlemen here IN THIS
convention WY T do so I srmpzEhize witt Ie-
lands cause and ner dnwu-trndaen people, I
svmpafhfze with them because tf there 10 Any
country or any people thas Needs SYM 4thy On
accuunS az the calling Yaks Of oppression IL IN
Ireland and her pe0ple. Esvmuzthizs with their
grand representative. MIc1aef DzEfs1. because
he has taken an unusuai load upon lis sioui-
derss beEsuss ne boo mas been mAiignea 0v MS
country 0ppressnrs. because Il a martyr needs
sympathy none need Il mere than Michael Dax-
lit. I think this grand 5ory that reprasenss tbs
b0IIefs OF tnla country VIII adopt Lnese resuiu-
Unns unanimously. ImDvs their adoption
These words we're the words Of tina COM
v~enticn, and met s~pprovaIs IN hearty ap-
pIauze. Secretary Litchman then spoke as
hoIinwss
Imuss heartily secand the motion 20 adopt
these resolutions. and ia doing so I want 20 ex-
press a tnargnt or two that Brother Carton did
80 aEs-- ~ LIZ EEaA1 ~
tins zsssssnDiagn thar 4 iarge PARTON az the lfs
af Michael DagitE mas been spent within prison
walls. Tiers n 40 tnubt bub rhAr the people Ut
this G1unhfy the roiling millions, I nez1-feei
tlar q great in1usflce mas been done him I for
one can say that I 10. Thsre is but little fouht.
ladies' and genrlsmeu. mat vneu he goes from
this country home ID his oppressed country and
IT'S people. that r1e shadows of The same prison
walls vii haunt Elm The prison VIII zap tor him
He viii gosG n. lam ZiRd "a be able 20 stand
here TINS morning Is a representative OF
this great orzznization. the Knights Of Labor.
and extend sympathy ~ this grand man who Is
here as our gnes1- and wis ASKS tor sympathy
and me sympathy Of aIl-ass hnr himself per
sOnaIly, far Michael DavIrI daes not plead hsr
sympathy tor himself. nu1 h8r his country. for
whether it be for Eeland's people. Sentiand'S !. or
those oppressed s~verywleia Inu anywlere.
rsGnirm that I am Heartily glad N be anie as a
sorxlngInan > representative 20 ask The Adup-
ton Of these resolutions.
These sentiments were greeted with an
piause, and Mr. Puwderfv r~eeoguizsd Joe R
Buchanan Of Denver The gentleman who
was af1erw1rd derived az a seat n the con-
venEGn, WIS greeted with applause. winch
tndica1ed the pleasure bus many friends as
least a IN having him speak IN she rsso-
lut1oHE-
Ha said ae belonged 20 q class Of working
senpie who were seeking snllgitenment Hs
spprecidcest the Zrazz WRONG afflicted by Eugiian
mIsTlie On Ireiand's ps8pie. bur also xppra-
GATED That ste same WRONGS were Oppresaing
wagexurkers and the pour Of all countries
Delegate Wailen said tnao ali working peo-
pie sympaEhIzed with Mr. Dayi5E, and the
PeopIe he represenEed
And way should they notF p Mr.. waIlen asked
Their cause is mutual: rlev are friends by svm-
paSuizlug Gnaiuss they snGuid work IN unison
Michael Davitt Is doing his work well. andlet Us
send our sympathy with lIm 1cross tho sea-
A LADY's oouESG
Mrz Leonora n Barry, one Of the most
prominent lady workers u the labor move
mens was the next speaker Her hrief speech
was peculiarly Witty and the audiences was
v5sibIy moved
With your permission" said Mrs. Harry, 4s
she gracefully turned fswarf the audiences. Il
wish 10 SAY a few v1rrts OF sympathy an behalf
o. the working women Of America. 70 Michael
DarffE. the distinguished representative Of Ire
and. her holy eaFse AMI her oppressed people.
The women OF this country wish you 20 CARRY 70
thor oppressed sisters ACROSS the sen. VINO sre
nnted tue world over ter their unwazeEing
and sporIess purity and honur, our we'll
Wishes and sympathy The women az
Ireland deserve IL and tnev need it. There ars
women surk1ng for q mers pittxnce in tina
Factories OF tyrsntz They are bound by chains
OF 0ppression- Saw 70 them that we wuuid aid
them that we wouid Like ta see shs chains that
ntnu Sism AL from their forms with q crash
that wuuld starTle the whole Sar.d INTO
sympathy with them and the women OF an
countries. say To them sla1 I represent 5000
900 WORKING women Of snis country, and we
nnpe 90 better our egnfitiDn ia life. Saw. also.
that our women sympaEhfze with you and the
cause cor which Fon are spending this best DAVIS
The CHEERS when foIuwsd Mr. Barrv's sio-
guenE little speech were simply deafening
Az ~xsGLmHzAS's vHr1S
George Duvsy. a newspaper man and a
deIegass. Expressed his sympathy. act alone
rJr the poor In Ireland, but fnr the oppressed
IN England and Scotland as we'll he
blamed the a<istacracy Of Great Britain for
this state Of things Delegafa CaIIescf Can
ada said that 5000. goo Canadian hearts
were beating in sympathy with I~reland's
WRONGS Mrs. Severance Of MIwaukse said
TINT Shera was no liberty IN Ireland, or IN
Engiand either. she held. that the ministers
IN oie pulpit the iuGges ON sie bench, and
ths press are acting together IN uppressing
the poor psople' The lady said that this
was az the Initiates OF King Monopoly she
said that about the same condition Of things
existed in this c0dntry, whsre free speech
has been stricken down Mr. Perry of
Quincy, III SAID the iiea that the Irish peo-
pie were not capable OF ~self-guvern-
ment was a absurd and falss
one Let England give them a chance. . Mr. !
Perry suggested. After n few remarks hv
Deieuase Best, Miss Hollingswurrh. the onlv
cuicred lady IN tine convention, said thar
ateLe Has psttlnE OF sYmpnC1fy among the
coiored pes,ple for Irsiand She said tae
condition Of the coiored people in the south
was fully an bad az II was IN the DAYS OF
slavery Paal Never, a New York dsIerata.
spoke in behalf OF tina Germans. and ex-
pressed his and their sympathy fDc thu cause
in which Mr. Davtt1 was engaged II re-
uiained Cor Joe Lsbadie, uhs printer dslegane
from Detroit, 70 make the humorous speech
OF The occasion.
Ladies' and Gentlemen. I wish to saw that a.
AL naI1otalities have been henri fr1m. il IA no
more than eair and riu1E chat I should move
sne zdopt1un Of this nssslurlun on behalf az the /
ta1ive.
M Poxderig suggeased Elat perhaps the
peopie did NOT understand Ar Lahadie,s
point and the Detroit deiegaEe eunrsuued:
slmpiE this. that only four generatiuus ann
ny ancestors n0amed about this cHnntrv he
aeeAea N var paznr. fsztneTz and tamahayks |
ana enltted hi0od-curdlinx war-sn0nps frum |
Tie audiences found in this HerIe suesch
me cause Of much merrimenr sand tnev |
ars w~ar-whooping ysa said Ne L2hadia